Author: Ivan Moreno
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Religious beliefs, gay rights clash in Colorado court case over cake
DENVER — A case that tests the boundaries of religious freedom and gay rights came to the Colorado Court of Appeals on Tuesday, with a suburban Denver baker urging judges not to force him to make cakes for same-sex couples because it would violate his beliefs. But attorneys representing a gay couple who were denied…
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Colorado’s Supreme Court blocks school voucher program
DENVER — A school voucher program in suburban Denver violates the state constitution because it provides funding for students to attend religious schools, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday. The ruling reverses a 2013 Colorado Court of Appeals decision upholding Douglas County’s voucher program. The justices directed the case back to Denver District Court so…
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Colorado GOP chair: State attorney general wants him gone
DENVER — The Colorado Republican Party chairman on Tuesday accused state Attorney General Cynthia Coffman and former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo of trying to force him from his position and warning he may face a lawsuit and false allegations of infidelity if he refused to leave. “No one should be bullied out of running for…
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Colorado lawmakers consider changes to ballot initiative process
DENVER — Colorado citizens would have a harder time adding laws to the state constitution with a pair of proposals legislators are considering this week. Lawmakers from both parties have long said it’s too easy to amend the constitution and that voters aren’t always properly informed before they make a change. One measure would require…
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Colorado Senate passes $25 billion budget, sends to House
DENVER — Colorado’s $25 billion budget for next year passed the Senate with nearly every Democrat voting no because ruling Republicans rejected funding for some of their ideas. The 21-14 vote Thursday came after nearly a dozen hours of debate over two days. Only three Democrats voted in favor of the spending plan that takes…
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Colorado panel passes bill limiting Native American mascots
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — A proposal debated Monday by lawmakers about the use of Native American mascots by Colorado schools prompted a tense moment about using slurs for other groups of people as team names. To…
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Colorado Senate approves repeal of ammunition magazine law
DENVER — Republicans in the Colorado Senate used their new majority to pass legislation Monday that would repeal a limit on the size of ammunition magazines — a law widely despised by their party and the impetus for the recall of two Democratic state senators. But the GOP’s victory in the chamber was expected to…
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Colorado lawmakers consider stricter snow-tire requirements
DENVER — Colorado lawmakers are considering requiring snow tires or chains on noncommercial vehicles at all times during winter and spring months. The bill goes to the core of what’s a maddening experience for skiers and other travelers to the mountain resorts who get stuck in traffic for hours because of accidents on Interstate 70.…
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Lawmakers seek changes to Colorado bear-hunting season
DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s black bear population is booming, and state lawmakers are grappling with what to do to reduce conflicts between humans and the animals. On Monday, the sponsor of a bill to add August to the state’s bear-hunting season as a way to control the animals’ population asked lawmakers to delay voting on…
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Colorado rejects right-to-die legislation
DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers rejected a proposal to give dying patients the option to seek doctors’ help ending their lives, concluding a long day of emotional testimony from more than 100 people. For one lawmaker who voted no, the issue was personal. Tearfully telling her colleagues she was a cancer survivor, Democratic Rep. Dianne…